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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1948
Page
8
A man returns after seven years to Armand's cafe across from the woman he loves. He recalls past troubles with a colleague and sister, and deciphers an unspoken signal from Armand the guardian. In rain and memory, he prepares to confess his enduring love and return home.
A lively survey notes teens embracing the new Look with lingering Petticoat details. Girls pin flowers to petticoat ruffles in Louisville while Western girls sew pockets for handkerchiefs. The Petticoat Peeper clip styles skirt hems nationwide.
A children's rocking horse pattern lets youngsters paint and assemble at home. It includes printed tracing outlines for facial features and uses simple materials like felt for ears and rope for a tail. Send 35 cents for Pattern No. 53 to East-Bird Pattern company in Pleasantville New York.
The U S department of agriculture reports a shift from tenant operators to land owners. The 1947 survey shows 26.9 percent of farms were tenant operated, down from 31.7 percent in 1945 and 42.4 percent at the 1930 peak, with declines accelerating during the war as fewer tenants return after the conflict.
The Bronx zoo aquarium reports a quarter sized jack fish died after a nervous collapse while tailing a larger fish. Director Christopher Coates notes animals adapt poorly to separation and new surroundings and cites multiple cases of stress in fish, antelopes, and other species.
A satirical tale recounts a golf match in heaven between St Paul and St Peter. Both achieve holes in one as St Peter jokes about skipping miracles to get to business, delivering a dry punchline about miracles and sport.
Farmer Jones jokes that his son will be a farmer after taking fencing lessons at college. Farmer Brown quips in reply, framing the exchange as lighthearted small talk about career paths and college activities.
On the Wing Jones left the city to travel for a new firm. His letters promised orders and success, calling them feathers in his cap. Lacking funds, he wired for fare home and received a reply that urged him to stop claiming feathers and fly home.
In a light street scene, Flo and Jo observe a man loudly talking to himself outside, noting his apparent deafness as the source of the loud talk. The moment captures a small-town curiosity and everyday humor.
A caller asks the nurse when the dentist will be out of his office again after declaring they came to schedule an appointment. The exchange captures a moment of misplaced urgency and miscommunication.
Mrs Laura H McNew of Poplar Bluff Missouri touts Kellogg’s ALL-BRAN as a daily aid for bulk in elimination. The ad urges eating an ounce daily with milk and water and promises double money back if not satisfied after ten days upon sending an empty carton to Kellogg Co Battle Creek Michigan.
A vintage home remedy describes making cough syrup by mixing 2 cups sugar with 1 cup water, or using corn syrup or honey, then adding 244 ounces of Pinex to a pint bottle for four times the amount. The mixture supposedly loosens phlegm, soothes membranes, eases breathing, helps sleep and acts quickly with a money back promise. Pinex is touted as a concentrated, fast-acting bronchial remedy.
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